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Deep Purple, Highway Star - Amy’s First Listen and Analysis (Patreon)

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2024-12-02 16:15:45
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An incredibly rewarding first listen for me! And while you often hear me cross referencing and discussing “classical music” elements that I hear in Rock Music, this one takes it even a bit further. You might be surprised exactly how!

Bach - Chaconne from Violin partita no. 2 in D minor BWV 1004

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George Brady

Don't worry, Amy, the guitarist is coming - hang on!

George Brady

Very nice, Amy, and a worthy follow-up to Child in Time, one of my favorites from the early days. Jon Lord's shunning of the synthesizer in favor of developing a powerful signature organ sound, as well as his shared willingness to provide a layered palette for Ritchie Blackmore, allowed the two of them to take turns in the spotlight. This call and response is a case in point. Jon's classical/rock composition inclinations changed the band after support for earlier pieces like "April" came from Blackmore and drummer Ian Paice, but not Simper and Evans who were both fired, paving the way for the entry of Roger Glover on bass, and vocalist Ian Gillian. This Mark ll lineup is who you've been listening to.

Paul D. Hoffmaster III

Controlled Chaos. For me, this is not a morning song, nope. If it is, I'm a very bad mood, time for coffee. :) I'm happy that you like it Amy, good in-depth review.

Ye_Humble_Scrivener

So, one of Amy's all-time raving faves is a macho hard-rock tune about fast cars and fast girls. I'm both amused and bemused. As Fats Waller would say, "One never knows, do one?"

Andrew Moore

In 1976 I had a similar reaction to you Amy. I was listening to a lot of music. I borrowed Machine Head from a friend and this song blew me away. I was also listening to a lot of Vivaldi and Bach and I was gradually getting my way through all the Bach organ works by Michel Chapuis. You saying the first solo had similarities to Bach’s organ Toccatas is not crazy. Bach also wrote toccatas for harpsichord. The guitarist, Ritchie Blackmore, said he based his guitar solo on Mozart. This is rock though and I loved your reaction that reinforced that this is what it is. Your reaction brought back the excitement of when I first heard, and subsequently, thrashed this song on my record player.

Rea Lavi

Rock on! I've not heard this one before, some ferocious solos! Good stuff

Rodney Griffin

Great song from a Great Band. Great Album too!

David Taylor

Amy, great analysis as always. That first solo was all Jon Lord. On a Hammond B3 with a Lesley, the man was absolutely ferocious! And, paired with Ritchie Blackmore, they (Deep Purple) really set a high bar for heavy rock. I would love for you to listen to the DP song "Lazy". If you can, there is a live version on YouTube with an extended organ solo by JL that kicks boo-tay. LOL

George Brady
>>157095460

Rea, I assume you're not familiar with this fine album ("Smoke on the Water", you probably have heard) but "Lazy", and "Pictures of Home" along with the song Amy reviewed are highlights for me, as well.

Chester Beals

Oh, I like this song... I never knew the title! :)

George Brady
>>157066995

Mark lll, I like the Burn album. But I play Machine Head, In Rock, and lately Deep Purple (Mark l) the most. Deep Purple is an amazing band, l saw Mark ll in concert three times, they were terrific live. Never made a flawless album, but this one is close.

Lee Kennison

Love it! And this confirms my prior observations that Amy has tended to like the great hard rock tunes the best. If are ever wondering whether a tune should be classified as hard rock or metal; just ask whether Amy likes it? And if she does it is probably hard rock. This Machine Head album was one of my most listened to albums in my teen years in the 70s. It has several great songs on it, including "Smoke on the Water" the tune they were best know for by the general music listening public, due both to its famous guitar riff and legendary true story in the lyrics that the band found themselves a part of. I absolutely loved this Amy, your enthusiasm and excitement for this and Deep Purple in general was a joy to behold.

Chester Beals

Now that you've made that Bach connection in my mind, I really want to hear Deep Purple do their take on Ave Maria!

Julian Ortiz

Another excellent first listen and reaction! My dad had all the early Deep Purple albums when I was a kid. Machine Head was my favorite to listen to as the whole album is superb. Cool to see Amy turning into a Deep Purple fan. I can’t wait for the next reaction. 😎

Rea Lavi
>>157095460

George, I barely know Deep Purple. I'll check out the album, thanks!

George Brady

Amy, I listened to the Bach violin piece you mentioned and linked - i really enjoyed it, and it was very instructive. Having never received any education about classical music, it took me years to realize that when I rejected a recording as not appealing, I only knew about the interpretation I had listened to. Imagine rejecting a popular song because you didn't like the performance! Skipping Jimi Hendrix version of "All Along the Watchtower" because you didn't care for Dylan's version. It sounds crazy perhaps, but I didn't figure this out for years. Thanks, Amy!

Michael T.B

Yes Amy it is Hammond organ and guitar together but you've got them backwards

Alberto Álvarez

Regarding songs dedicated to cars, you can find this tradition starts from the very earliest rock and roll songs. ike Turner's "Rocket 88" from 1951, is considered by some to be the first Rock n Roll song and its dedicated to a car. Vince Taylor's "Brand New Cadillac" from 1959, later covered by the Clash. The Beach Boys had a couple of these songs in the early 60s as well: "Little Deuce Coup", "Little Honda" (apparently they liked small cars). In any case, Deep Purple and Queen were just developing on this very well established Rock n Roll tradition.

Stefan Martelius

I REALLY enjoyed this! I've loved this early DP music for 45-50 years. And I also love Bach. So I loved that you enjoyed this song so much :). I'm 60+, and at this age you are allowed to say that most of todays bands don't get anywhere close to the instrumental and compositional skills of the best bands from 60-70. Another thing: I think you should listen to the Jesus Christ Superstar rock musical. With Ian Gillan singing the role of Jesus. The song Gethsemane is a masterpiece!

shinypixx

John Lord had his organ modified to keep up with Ritchie Blackmore's guitar, calling it "the beast". The whole "Machine Head" album is great, although it had to be recorded under difficult circumstances in an empty, cold hotel in Montreux because the Montreux Casino burned down during a Frank Zappa concert. This fire also inspired Deep Purple's most famous song, "Smoke On the Water". If you want to analyze a song that is on the album "Made in Japan" (such as "Smore On the Water" or "Lazy"), please listen to the live version, because this is one of the best rock live albums ever and Deep Purple are really at the peak of their career on that album.

TangoEliott

You should listen to Anni-Frid (Frida) sing the song Jon Lord wrote for her, The Sun Will Shine Again. He was a very dear friend of hers. Frida has been through hell and back several times in her life and Jon and his wife helped her get through the death of her husband, not long after tragic death of her daughter. The Sun Will Shine Again (approx 2004) brought Frida back to the fans who love her and helped her heal.... She did a wonderful job. Jon was a wonderful man. I respect him.

Steve

Ha! That was great. I remember listening to a lot of those early songs thinking how carefully selected they seemed. Child in time? Great song but nobody really knows that. What would Amy make of Highway Star or Space Truckin’ or Smoke on the Water? Well I guess I know now… Now do Zeppelin! Whole Lotta Love, or Black Dog, or Rock and Roll or Heartbreaker or something like that!

DJ Marquis Marc Rambeau du Tacoma

So, there were nearly a half-dozen albums that I started collecting in the 6th grade (1973) that served as the basis for my non-career in amateur drumming, in order: ABBEY ROAD by The Beatles; THE DOORS debut album; WHO'S NEXT by the Who; MACHINE HEAD by Deep Purple; and THE YES ALBUM by Yes. I will ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS be grateful for getting these albums when they were still able to do me some good. Also, I believe that BACH is the most important composer for rock musicians.

todd morrison

If tomorrow’s deep purple song isn’t smoke on the water, then Vlad should be fired. To deny Amy from hearing the most famous riff in rock history borders on spousal abuse.

Ari

💜

Ari

What a lovely, insightful review. Thank you!

Tom Hawk

For what it's worth I'll relate my experience with this one. I was a DP fan when in High School. I took a great deal of time to learn the guitar solo (sans overdubs of course). There were many at school the same time as I was who were in the camp of "YEAH! DEEP PURPLE!! They're great! Who needs any of that old stuff!". Around that time I read an interview in a music magazine with Ritchie Blackmore asking about the guitar solos in this one. "Oh, it's a Bach progression" says he. Goes to show.

Lee Kennison
>>157111972

I have been in the hospital since last Thursday and was out of it with intense abdomen pain a few days before I finally went to the hospital. I finally got home about 1 pm today. I had intense abdomen pain and they finally removed my gall bladder Friday night. So I will still probably be slow to interact here until I recover more and can get more sleep. I hardly slept at all last week.

Frits van Voorst

Great song, great reaction 👍 One suggestion: when you choose another Deep Purple song, try the live version on Made in Japan.

Pedro Macedo

It worked for me. Browser patreon.